“People in fashion just don’t want to hear the messages. I find it astounding, because fashion is supposed to be about change – I mean, we’re supposed to be at the cutting edge! I can only think they don’t care as much as people in other industries. So, yes, I think people in fashion are pretty heartless. They must be! Why on earth would they use fur and leather otherwise? There’s no excuse for fur in this day and age. Baby kids are boiled alive. Foxes are anally electrocuted. If that’s not heartless, what is?”

- Stella let’s us know what she really thinks about fashion peeps.

 “We’re in America and we don’t give a shit about anything.” - Patricia Fields answer when asked if she is worried about the swine flu. 

LINKAGE: Niiiiceeee, Pat Field.

“A fan asked me for an autograph and I said: ‘Oh sorry, I’m in wardrobe. Don’t pay attention to my nails. Hideous!’ I gave her the autograph and saw that she had the exact same nails. I’ve realized I need to shut up and not condemn people’s fashion choices.”

Diane Vreeland is a personal fashion idol of mine. She was the former editor of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. She also said a lot of crazy shit. Here is one of her only sane quotes.

“The only real elegance is in the mind; if you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it.”

I guess Paris Hilton has never heard of Ms. Vreeland!